Elom Surname

23,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Togo

Elom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria19,9581:8,876987
Cameroon1,1811:17,5862,407
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Philippines3741:270,69039,653
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Indonesia1021:1,296,56190,231
Uganda631:619,67132,575
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Élom (1) are calculated separately.

Elom (18,083) may also be a first name.

Elom Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Elom Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Elom has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as: Élom. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 23,562nd most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 316,905 people. Elom occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Elom reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elom is also the 40,693rd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 18,083 people.

Elom is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 19,958 people, or 1 in 8,876. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 78 percent reside, Enugu, where 5 percent reside and Cross River, where 4 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Elom exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and Togo, where 4 percent reside.

Elom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elom has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 911 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Elom are 8.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.07% registered with the political party.

Elom earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $45,424 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Élom921/
Elome89513/
Eslom89229/
Ealom89125/
Jelom8985/
Ellom8956/
Elhom8936/
Eloum8936/
Helom8925/
Gelom8924/
Yelom8911/
Eliom899/
Eilom897/
E'Lom895/
Aelom895/
Elomd894/
Eloom892/
Elomn892/
Elgom891/
Oelom891/
Eloem891/
Elomh891/
Eulom891/
Eloim891/
Ehlom891/
Elyom891/
Elomm891/
Heloum807,586/
Elhoum80241/
Yelome8042/
Hellom8025/
Eloume8023/
Haelom8021/
Geloum807/
Yellom806/
Eliome805/
Jelome804/
Ielome804/
Yeloum803/
Elhome802/
Gelhom802/
Elhoim802/
Esloum801/
Helome801/
Heilom801/
Elomme801/
Elliom801/
Yeloom801/
Elohym801/
Gellom800/
Alom75275,954/
Elam7523,956/
Elum753,792/
Elon753,520/
Olom753,052/
Ilom75805/
Elâm751/
Helgoum7365/
Eloumme739/
Elloume736/
D'Helom734/
Elomova734/
Helloum733/
Heloume733/
Heluome731/
Yeloume731/
Ehiloum731/
Elhoume731/
Elochim731/
Gelloum731/
Elhomme731/
Hjellom730/
Eslam6735,926/
Elion6710,461/
Elong676,225/
Elham674,139/
Ellam672,471/
Helon671,243/
Gelam671,174/
Halom671,015/
Eliam67825/
Elume67790/
Elame67778/
Elone67722/
Ilome67686/
Alomm67631/
Holom67630/
Yelam67595/
Eslon67454/
Ollom67423/
Helam67364/
Gelon67308/
Ealam67292/
Allom67284/
Ealum67275/
Jilom67254/
Ellon67223/
Eylon67207/
Elhon67186/
Islom67174/
Elgam67156/
Eilam67123/
Aloom67113/
Elium67104/
Ellum6796/
Eilon6795/
Eslum6793/
Ilhom6791/
Eloin6780/
Aliom6777/
Elgum6765/
Elyon6753/
Jelam6753/
Gelum6737/
Gilom6734/
Hilom6725/
Elgon6724/
Eelam6722/
Etlam6720/
Aloim6719/
Elatm6715/
Ailom6715/
Elamm6714/
Ealon6713/
Helum6713/
Yilom6713/
Elyam6713/
Eylam6712/
Elaam6712/
Oilom6711/
Aalom6710/
Eloun6710/
Illom678/
Eilum677/
Aelam676/
Elonq676/
Elhum675/
Eloyn674/
Alhom674/
Haiyelom674/
Elamh673/
Aylom673/
Ilomd673/
Uilom672/
Elamn672/
Eleum672/
Elasm672/
Yolom672/
Ielam671/
Olhom671/
Jlome671/
E'Lon671/
Elahm671/
Ehlam671/
Eulam671/
Eulon671/
Elohn671/
Elyum671/
Oliom671/
Iloum671/
Đelum671/
Aluom671/
Oloom671/
Iliom671/
Jlomh671/
Elamt671/
Yluom671/
Elonn670/
Elond670/
Eylum670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elom
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